χάρις [ᾰ], ἡ,

gen. χάρῐτος: acc. χάριν [ῑ in arsi, Il. 5.874 ], etc.; also χάριτα Hdt. 6.41, 9.107, E. El. 61, Hel. 1378, X. HG 3.5.16, Phylarch. 24 J., PGen. 47.17 (iv A.D.), etc. (un-Attic, acc. to Moer.p.414P.): χάριταν Gloss.: pl. χάριτες; dat. χάρισι, χαρίτεσσι, Od. 6.237, Il. 17.51, Pi. O. 7.93: (χαίρω): -

grace:

I in objective sense, outward grace or fauour, beauty, prop. of persons or their portraits, θεσπεσίην δ’ ἄρα τῷ γε χάριν κατεχεύατ’ Ἀθήνη Od. 2.12, etc.; χάριν ἀμφιχέαι κεφαλῇ Hes. Op. 65; εὐμόρφων δὲ κολοσσῶν ἔχθεται χ. ἀνδρί A. Ag. 417 (lyr.): pl., graces, κάλλεϊ καὶ χάρισι στίλβων Od. 6.237; ὄσσοις χάριτας Ἀφροδίτης ἔχων E. Ba. 236; μετὰ χαρίτων gracefully, Th. 2.41: less freq. of things, χ. δ’ ἀπελάμπετο πολλή, of ear-rings, Il. 14.183; of works, ἔργοισι χάριν καὶ κῦδος ὀπάζει Od. 15.320; of words, οὔ οἱ χ. ἀμφιπεριστέφεται ἐπέεσσιν 8.175; πλείστη δὲ χ. κατὰ μέτρον ἰούσης [γλώσσης ] Hes. Op. 720; ταὶ Διωνύσου σὺν βοηλάτα χάριτες διθυράμβῳ Pi. O. 13.19; ἡ τῶν λόγων χ. D. 4.38, cf. D.H. Comp. 23; μῦθοι πληθόμενοι χαρίτων AP 9.186 (Antip.Thess.).

2. glory, Φερενίκου χ. Pi. O. 1.18, cf. 8.57, 80.

II in subjective sense, grace or favour felt, whether on the part of the doer or the receiver (both senses appear in such phrases as ὅτ’.. ἡ χάρις χάριν φέροι S. OC 779; χάρις χάριν γάρ ἐστιν ἡ τίκτουσ’ ἀεί Id. Aj. 522, cf. E. Hel. 1234, Arist. Rh. 1385a16): 1 on the part of the doer, grace, kindness, goodwill, τινος for or towards one, Hes. Op. 190; τῶν Μεσσηνίων χάριτι πεισθείς Th. 3.95; οὐ χάριτι τῇ ἐμῇ not for any kind feeling towards me, Antipho 5.41: abs., εἰ δέ τις μείζων χ. A. Supp. 960; τῆς παλαιᾶς χ. ἐκβεβλημένη S. Aj. 808; ἦ μεγάλα χ. δώρῳ σύν ὀλίγῳ Theoc. 28.24; χ. εὑρεῖν ἐναντίον τοῦ θεοῦ LXX Gen 6:8, al.; χάριν ἔχειν πρὸς τὸν δῆμον Plu. Dem. 7; partiality, favour, μήτε ἔλεον μήτε συγγνώμην μήτε χ. μηδεμίαν περὶ πλείονος ποιήσασθαι τῶν νόμων Lys. 14.40; οὐ συμφωνοῦσιν ὀργαὶ καὶ χάριτες μακαριότητι Epicur. i p.28 U., cf. Pl. Lg. 740c.

2. more freq. on the part of the receiver, sense of favour received, thankfulness, gratitude, χάριν καὶ κῦδος ἄροιο Il. 4.95; ἀρέομαι πὰρ Σαλαμῖνος Ἀθαναίων χ. Pi. P. 1.76; τινος for a thing, οὐδέ τίς ἐστι χάρις μετόπισθ’ εὐεργέων Od. 4.695, cf. 22.319; ἀντὶ πόνων χ. Th. 4.86: less freq. c. inf., οὐκ ἄρα τις χάρις ἦεν μάρνασθαι one has, it seems, no thanks for fighting, Il. 9.316, 17.147; οἵ οἱ ἀπεμνήσαντο χ. εὐεργεσιάων Hes. Th. 503, cf. Th. 1.137; χάριν φέρειν τινί Pi. O. 10(11).17; χ. τροφεῦσιν ἀμείβων A. Ag. 728 (lyr.); φιλότητος ἀμειβόμεναι χ. S. El. 134 (lyr.); χάριν εἰδέναι τινί to acknowledge a sense of favour, feel grateful, once in Hom., ἐγὼ δέ κέ τοι ἰδέω χ. ἤματα πάντα Il. 14.235; freq. in Prose, Hdt. 3.21, Lys. 2.23, Isoc. 4.175, etc.; τούτων for a thing, X. Cyr. 1.6.11, etc.; τοῖς διαπεπραγμένοις Plu. Alex. 62; μοι χ. οἶδεν ἐπὶ τούτοις Luc. Bis Acc. 17; χ. προσειδέναι Pl. Rev 20:1-15 a; ἀποδιδόναι Id. R. 338a; τινὰ ἀποστερῆσαι χάριτος Id. Hp.Mi. 372c; later χ. γνῶναι Philostr. VA 2.17; πολλὴν γνοῦσα χ. X.Eph 3:5; χ. ἐπίσταμαι πᾶσι Charito 3.4, cf. 8.5, Poll. 5.142, Jul. Or. 8.246c; also τῶν παροιχομένων ἔχειν σφι μεγάλην χ. Hdt. 7.120, cf. 1.71, E. Heracl. 767 (lyr.), IT 847 (lyr.), Lys. 16.1, Hyp. Ath. 5: c. part., χ. ἔχειν σωθέντες X. An. 2.5.14; also χάριτας ἔχων πατρός owing him a debt of gratitude, E. Or. 244: but ἀσπασμάτων χάριν τίν’ ἕξει; what thanks will she have for.. ? Id. Hec. 830; χ. ἂν ἐν τούτῳ μείζω ἔτι ἔσχεν Th. 8.87; χ. ὀφείλειν to owe gratitude, be beholden, τοῖς θεοῖς S. Ant. 331, cf. X. Cyr. 3.2.30; προσοφείλειν D. 3.31; χ. οὐδεμία ἐφαίνετο πρὸς Ἀθηναίων Hdt. 5.90; χάριν ἀθάνατον καταθέσθαι to lay up a store of undying gratitude, Id. 7.178, cf. 6.41; τῇ πόλει χ. καταθέσθαι Antipho 5.61, cf. Th. 1.33; χάριν λαβεῖν τινος receive thanks from one, S. OT 1004, etc.; ἀπολαβεῖν παρά τινων Lys. 20.31; τινος for a thing, X. Mem. 2.2.5, Aeschin. 2.4; διπλῆν ἐξ ἐμοῦ κτήσει χάριν S. Ph. 1370; κἀπ’ ἐμοῦ κτήσει χ. Id. Tr. 471; κομίσασθαι χ. Th. 3.58; χάριτος τυχεῖν Lycurg. 135; ἀπέχειν χάριτας Call. Epigr. 51.4, etc.; τοῖς θεοῖς χάρις (sc. ἐστί) ὅτι.., thank the gods that.., X. An. 3.3.14, Cyr. 7.5.72; χ. τινί τινος Luc. Tim. 36; τινὶ ὑπέρ τινος Plu. 2.1122a.

3. favour, influence, opp. force, χάριτι τὸ πλέον ἢ φόβῳ Th. 1.9; χ. καὶ δεήσει, opp. ἀπειλῇ, Plu. Sull. 38.

4. love-charm, philtre, Luc. Alex. 5, Merc.Cond. 40.

III in concrete sense, a favour done or returned, boon, χάριν φέρειν τινί confer a favour on one, do a thing to oblige him, Il. 5.211, 874, 9.613, Od. 5.307, E. IT 14, Or. 239, And. 2.24 (so in Med., of the recipient, ib. 9); ἄλλοις χ. φέροντες Th. 3.54; χάριν θέσθαι or τίθεσθαί τινι, Hdt. 9.60, 107, A. Pr. 782, E. Hec. 1211, etc.; προσθέσθαι S. OC 767; χ. ὑπουργῆσαί τινι A. Pr. 635; παρασχεῖν S. OC 1183; πράσσειν E. Ion 36, 896 (lyr.); δράσας Th. 2.40; ἀνύσαι prob. in S. Tr. 995 (anap.); νέμειν Id. Aj. 1371; χ. δοῦναί τινι A. Pr. 821, S. OC 1489 (but χ. δοῦναι, = χαρίζεσθαι (1.2), indulge, humour, ὀργῇ ib. 855; γαστρί Cratin. 317); χ. χαρίζεσθαι, v. χαρίζομαι 1.1: χ. ἀνθυπουργεῖν return a favour, S. Fr. 339; τίνειν A. Pr. 985, Ag. 821; χάριτας πατρῴας ἐκτίνων E. Or. 453, cf. Pl. Mx. 242c, etc.; χ. ἀποδιδόναι τινί Lys. 12.60, 28.17; ἀντί τινος X. Ages. 2.29; ὑπέρ τινος Isoc. 4.56; τῶν ἔργων τὰς χάριτας ἀποδ. τινί Lys. 31.24; χάριτας ἀντιδιδόναι Th. 3.63; opp. χάριν ἀπαιτεῖν to ask the repayment of a boon, E. Hec. 276, cf. Lys. 18.23, D. 20.156; χάριτας ἀπ. Lycurg. 139; χάριν ἐξαιτεῖσθαι S. OC 586; χ. ἀποστερεῖν withhold a return for what one has received, Pl. Grg. 520c; τὰς αὑτοῦ εἰς τοὺς φίλους χ. the favours one has done them, Id. Lg. 729d; χ. ἄχαρις α thankless favour, one which receives, or deserves, no thanks, A. Pr. 545 (lyr.); χ. ἀχάριτος Id. Ch. 42 (lyr.), E. Ph. 1757 (lyr.). grant made in legal form, POxy. 273.14 (i A.D.), PGrenf. 2.70.5 (iii A.D.), etc.; αἱ τῶν Σεβαστῶν χ. imperial grants, OGI 669.44 (Egypt, i A.D.).

2. esp. in erotic sense, of favours granted (v. χαρίζομαι 1.3), ἀλόχου χάριν ἰδεῖν Il. 11.243, cf. A. Ag. 1206: more freq. in pl., X. Hier. 1.34, 7.6, etc.; βίᾳ δ’ ἔπραξας χάριτας ἢ πείσας κόρην; Trag.Adesp. 402; in full, χάριτες ἀφροδισίων ἐρώτων Pi. Fr. 128, cf. Pl. Phdr. 254a, al. gratification, delight, τινος in or from a thing, συμποσίου Pi. O. 7.5; ϝίκας Id. O. 10(11).78; ὕπνου χ. E. Or. 159 (lyr.); even χ. γόων Id. Supp. 79 (lyr.); also concrete, of things, a delight, Pi. I. 2.19 (pl.); τὰν βοτρυώδη Διονύσου χ. οἴνας E. Ba. 535 (lyr.), cf. Ar. Nu. 311 (lyr.), Jul. Or. 3.125b; ἔνοπτρα, παρθένων χάριτας E. Tr. 1108 (lyr.): abs., Ἔρως.. εἰσάγων γλυκεῖαν χ. Id. Hipp. 527 (lyr.); opp. λύπη, S. El. 821, E. Hel. 655 (lyr.); opp. πόνος, S. OC 232 (lyr.); θανεῖν πολλὴ χάρις A. Ag. 550, cf. 1304; βίου χ. μεθεῖσα E. Med. 227; οὐδεμίαν ἔχω τῷ βίῳ χάριν Ar. Lys. 865; τοῖς δὲ σιτίοις χ. οὐδεμίαν οἶδ’ ἐσθίων ib. 869; less freq. in Prose, χ. καὶ ἡδονή Pl. Grg. 462c, cf. D. 20.26; τοσαύτην ἔχει χ. Isoc. 9.10.

δαιμόνων χάρις homage due to them, their worship, majesty, A. Ag. 182 (lyr.); ἀθίκτων χ. ib. 371 (lyr.); ὅρκων E. Med. 439 (lyr.).

2. thank-offering, εὐκταία χ. τινός, opp. a common gift, A. Ag. 1387, cf. X. Hier. 8.4; ἔπεμψε χαίτην κουρίμην χ. πατρός A. Ch. 180, cf. 517; τιμὴ καὶ γέρα καὶ χ. Pl. Euthphr. 15a, cf. La. 187a.

Special usages:

1 acc. sg. as Adv., χ. τινός in any one’s favour, for his pleasure, for his sake, χ. Ἕκτορος Il. 15.744; ψεύδεσθαι γλώσσης χ. for one’s tongue’s pleasure, i.e. for talking’s sake, Hes. Op. 709, cf. A. Ch. 266; rarely with Art., τὴν Ἀθηναίων χάριν ἐστρατεύοντο Hdt. 5.99. as Pr, sts. before its case (once in Pi., P. 2.70; χάριν πλησμονῆς Pl. Phdr. 241c; χ. φιλίας Epicur. Sent.Vat. 28; χ. τίνος; LXX 2Ch 7:21, cf. POxy. 743.29 (i B. C.), etc.), but mostly after, for the sake of, on behalf of, on account of, κακά νιν ἕλοιτο μοῖρα δυσπότμου χάριν χλιδᾶς S. OT 888 (lyr.); τοῦ χάριν; for what reason? Ar. Pl. 53; συγχωρῶ τοῦ λόγου χ. Pl. R. 475a; so ἐμὴν χάριν, χάριν σήν, for my, thy pleasure or sake, A. Pers. 1046 (lyr.), E. HF 1238, etc.; κείνου τε καὶ σὴν ἐξ ἴσου κοινὴν χ. S. Tr. 485: less freq. with the Art., τὴν σὴν δ’ ἥκω χ. Id. Ph. 1413 (anap.); σοῦ τε τήν τ’ ἐμὴν χ. E. Ph. 762: - pleon., τίνος χάριν ἕνεκα; Pl. Lg. 701d; also χάριν τινός as far as regards.., as to.., ἔπους σμικροῦ χ. S. OC 443; δακρύων χάριν if tears would serve, Id. Fr. 557.6; χ. θανάτου πόλιν ἀτείχιστον οἰκοῦμεν Epicur. Sent.Vat. 31; also, about, ἔπεμφεν ἐπὶ τὴν πενθεράν σου χ. τοῦ κτήματος about the farm, PFay. 126.5 (ii/iii A. D.). - Orig. an acc. in apposition with the sentence, as in Il. 15.744, etc., being a favour, since it is (was) a favour, as is evident in κακῆς γυναικὸς χάριν ἄχαριν ἀπώλετο E. IT 566; τινὸς νίκας ἀκάρπωτον χ. S. Aj. 176 (lyr.).

2. with Preps.: εἰς χάριν to do a pleasure, οὐδὲν ἐς χ. πράσσων Id. OT 1353 (lyr.); ἐς χ. τίθεσθαί τι Plu. Mar. 46; μηδὲ κρίσιν εἰς χ. ἕλκε Ps.-Phoc. 9 (but ἐς τὴν τῶν ξυμμάχων χ. in such a way as to earn thanks.. Th. 3.37); also κατὰ χάριν Pl. Lg. 740c; χάριτος ἕνεκα ib. 771d. πράσσειν τί τινι πρὸς χάριν S. OC 1776 (anap.); δρᾶσαι E. Hel. 1281; τοῖσι πολλοῖς πρὸς χάριν λέγειν τι Id. Hec. 257, cf. X. Mem. 4.4.4, HG 6.3.7, Isoc. 2.18, D. 8.1 (but πρὸς χ. βορᾶς for the sake of it, S. Ant. 30); πρὸς χ., opp. κλαίων, Id. OT 1152: - but πρὸς χ. εὐσεβίας, just like χάριν, Pi. O. 8.8; τίνος νόμου ταῦτα πρὸς χ. λέγω; S. Ant. 908; πρὸς ἰσχύος χ. E. Med. 538; πρὸς χ. alone, as a favour, freely, πρὸς χ. τε κοὐ βίᾳ S. Fr. 28; but κορέσαι στόμα πρὸς χ. to their heart’s content, Id. Ph. 1156 (lyr.). ἐν χάριτι κρίνειν τινά to decide from partiality to one, Theoc. 5.69; but also, for one’s gratification, pleasure, ἐν χάριτι διδόναι or ποιεῖν τινί τι, X. Oec. 8.10, Pl. Phd. 115b: παραλαμβάνειν ἐν χάρισιν gratefully, Id. Lg. 796b. διὰ χαρίτων εἶναι or γίγνεσθαί [τινι ] to be pleasing to one, X. Hier. 9.1, 2. ἐθελοντὶ καὶ μετὰ χάριτος of pure good will, Plb. 2.22.5, etc.; ἐθελούσιοι καὶ χάριτος ἕνεκα ἐξιόντες X. Cyr. 4.2.11. metaph. of the cypress, Gp. 11.4.1; of some kind of myrtle, Sch. Il. 17.51; of salt, ὅτι τὸ ἀναγκαῖον ἡδὺ ποιοῦσιν (sc. ἅλες) Plu. 2.685a. Χάρις, ἡ, as a mythological pr. n. declined like χάρις, save that the acc. is generally Χάριτα (exc. AP 5.148 (Mel.), Luc. DDeor. 15.1, Paus. 9.35.4): poet. dat. pl. Χαρίτεσσι Il. 17.51, Pi. N. 9.54; Χάρισσιν ib. 5.54: - Charis, wife of Hephaestus, Il.

χάρις charis 155x

pleasing show, charm; beauty, gracefulness;

    a pleasing circumstance, matter of approval, 1Pe 2:19-20;

    kindly bearing, graciousness, Luk 4:22;

    a beneficial opportunity, benefit, 2Co 1:15; Eph 4:29;

    a charitable act, generous gift, 1Co 16:3; 2Co 8:4; 2Co 8:6;

    an act of favor, Act 25:3;

    favor, acceptance, Luk 1:30; Luk 1:52; Act 2:47; Act 7:10; Act 7:46;

    free favor, free gift, grace, Joh 1:14; Joh 1:16-17; Rom 4:4; Rom 4:16; Rom 11:5-6; Eph 2:5; Eph 2:8; 1Pe 3:7;

    free favor specially manifested by God towards man in the Gospel scheme, grace, Act 15:11; Rom 3:24; Rom 5:15; Rom 5:17; Rom 5:20-21; Rom 6:1; 2Co 4:15;

    a gracious provision, gracious scheme, grace, Rom 6:14-15; Heb 2:9; Heb 12:28; Heb 13:9;

    gracious dealing from God, grace, Act 14:26; Act 15:40; Rom 1:7; 1Co 1:4; 1Co 15:10; Gal 1:15;

    a commission graciously devolved by God upon a human agent, Rom 1:5; Rom 12:3; Rom 15:15; 1Co 3:10; 2Co 1:12; Gal 2:9; Eph 3:8;     grace, graciously bestowed divine endowment or influence, Luk 2:40; Act 4:33; Act 11:23; Rom 12:6; 2Co 12:9;

    grace, Act 11:23; Rom 5:2; Gal 5:4; 2Pe 3:18;

    an emotion correspondent to what is pleasing or kindly; sense of obligation, Luk 17:9;

    a grateful frame of mind, 1Co 10:30;

    thanks, Luk 6:32-34; Rom 6:17; 1Co 15:57;

    χάριν or χάριτας καταθέσθαι, to oblige, gratify, Act 24:27; Act 25:9 favor; grace.

G5485 — χάρις

χάριτος, accusative χάριν, and twice in L T Tr WH the rarer form χάριτα (Act 24:27; Jude 1:4) which is also poetic (cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. i. § 44 Anm. 1; (WHs Appendix, 157{b}; Buttmann, 13 (12))), accusative plural χάριτας (Act 24:27 R G), ἡ (χαίρω), from Homer down, Hebrew חֵן, grace; i. e.

1. properly, that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness: grace of speech (Ecc 10:12; Sir. 21:16 Sir. 37:21; Homer, Odyssey 8, 175; τῶν λόγων, Demosthenes, 51, 9; 1419, 16; χάριτες μωρῶν, verbal pleasantries which the foolish affect in order to ingratiate themselves, Sir. 20:13), λόγοι χάριτος (genitive of quality), Luk 4:22; χάριν διδόναι τοῖς ἀκούουσιν, Eph 4:29; ἐν χάριτι, with grace (the substantive, ἅλας being added; see Lightfoot), Col 4:6.

2. good-will, loving-kindness, favor: in a broad sense, χάρις παρά τίνι, Luk 2:52; ἔχειν χάριν πρός τινα, to have favor with one, Act 2:47; χάρις ἐναντίον τινας, Act 7:10; (χάριν κατά τίνος αἴτεσθαι ὅπως (which see II. 2), Act 25:3 (but others refer this to 3 b. below)); χάρις (of God) ἐστιν ἐπί τινα, attends and assists one, Luk 2:40; Act 4:33; χάριν (χάριτα) χάριτας κατατίθεσθαι τίνι (see κατατίθημι), Act 24:27; Act 25:9; favor (i. e. act of favoring (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 66 at the end)), 2Co 8:4. χάρις is used of the kindness of a master toward his inferiors or servants, and so especially of God toward men: εὑρίσκειν χάριν παρά τῷ Θεῷ, Luk 1:30; ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, Act 7:46; τοῦτο χάρις ἐστιν, this wins for us (God's) favor (R. V. is acceptable), 1Pe 2:19; with παρά Θεῷ added, 1Pe 2:20; παραδεδομένοι τῇ χάριτι τοῦ Θεοῦ, to be committed or commended to the protecting and helping favor of God, Act 14:26; Act 15:40. The apostles and N. T. writers at the beginning and end of their Epistles crave for their readers the favor (`grace') of God or of Christ, to which all blessings, especially spiritual, are due: Rom 1:7; Rom 16:20, Rom 16:24 (R G); 1Co 1:3; 1Co 16:23; 2Co 1:2; 2Co 13:13 (14); Gal 1:3; Gal 6:18; Eph 1:2; Eph 6:24; Phi 1:2; Phi 4:23; Col 1:2; Col 4:18; 1Th 1:1; 1Th 5:28; 2Th 1:2; 2Th 3:18; 1Ti 1:2; 1Ti 6:21 (22); 2Ti 1:2; 2Ti 4:22: Tit 1:4; Tit 3:15; Phi 1:3, Phi 1:25; Heb 13:25; 1Pe 1:2; 2Pe 1:2; 2Pe 3:18 (cf. 3 a.); 2Jo 1:3; Rev 1:4; Rev 22:21; cf. Otto, Ueber d. apostol. Segensgruss χάρις ὑμῖν etc., in the Jahrbb. f. deutsche Theol. for 1867, p. 678ff. Moreover, the word χάρις contains the idea of kindness which bestows upon one what he has not deserved: Rom 11:6; hence, κατά χάριν and κατά ὀφείλημα are contrasted in Rom 4:4, Rom 4:16; χάριτι and ἐξ ἔργων in Rom 11:6; κατ' ἀκλογην χάριτος, Rom 11:5; but the N. T. writers use χάρις pre-eminently of that kindness by which God bestow: favors even upon the ill-deserving, and grants to sinners the pardon of their offences, and bids them accept of eternal salvation through Christ: Rom 3:24; Rom 5:17, Rom 5:20f; (); 1Co 15:10; Gal 1:15; Gal 2:21; Eph 1:6,(); Eph 2:5,7>f; Phi 1:7; Col 1:6; 2Th 2:16; 1Ti 1:14; 2Ti 1:9; Heb 2:9 (here Treg. marginal reading χωρίς); Heb 10:29; Heb 12:15; Heb 13:9; 1Pe 1:10; Jude 1:4; εὑρίσκειν χάριν, Heb 4:16; ἡ χάρις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡ σωτήριος, Tit 2:11; ὁ λόγος τῆς χάριτος, the message of his grace, Act 14:3; Act 20:32; τό εὐαγγέλιον τῆς χάριτος τοῦ Θεοῦ, Act 20:24; it is styled 'the grace of Christ,' in that through pity for sinful men Christ left his state of blessedness with God in heaven, and voluntarily underwent the hardships and miseries of human life, and by his sufferings and death procured salvation for mankind: (Act 15:11); 2Co 8:9; Rom 5:15; Gal 1:6; (Tit 3:7); Joh 1:14, Joh 1:17. χάρις is used of "the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues": 2Co 4:15; 2Co 6:1; 2Th 1:12; οἱ πεπιστευκότες διά τῆς χάριτος, Act 18:27; ὑπό χάριν εἶναι,' to be subject to the power of grace, opposed to ὑπό νόμον εἶναι, Rom 6:14f; τῆς χάριτος ἐξεπέσατε, Gal 5:4; προσμένειν τῇ χαρη, Act 13:43 (G L T Tr WH); ἐπιμένειν, ibid. Rec.; ἐν τῇ χάριτι (R G WH text omit the article), prompted by grace, Col 3:16; the grace of God promoting the progress and blessings of the Christian religion, Act 11:23; (prompting its possessors to benefactions, 2Co 9:14); sustaining and aiding the efforts of the men who labor for the cause of Christ, 1Co 15:10; 2Co 1:12; the favor of Christ, assisting and strengthening his followers and ministers to bear their troubles, 2Co 12:9.

3. what is due to grace;

a. the spiritual condition of one governed by the power of divine grace, what the theologians call the 'status gratiae': ἑστηκεναι ἐν τῇ χάριτι, Rom 5:2; εἰς τήν χάριν, 1Pe 5:12; αὐξάνειν ἐν χάριτι, 2Pe 3:18; ἐνδυναμουσθαι ἐν τῇ χάριτι τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ, 2Ti 2:1.

b. a token or proof of grace, 2Co 1:15 (A. V. benefit (WH text Tr marginal reading χαράν, which see under b.)); a gift of grace; benefaction, bounty: used of alms, 1Co 16:3; 2Co 8:6f, 19 (Sir. 3:29 (31); Sir. 29:15; 30:6>; 4 Macc. 5:8; Xenophon, Ages. 4, 3f; Hier. 8, 4); πᾶσα χάρις, all earthly blessings, wealth, etc., which are due to divine goodness, 2Co 9:8; ὁ Θεός πάσης χάριτος, the author and giver of benefits of every kind, 1Pe 5:10. the aid or succor of divine grace: διδόναι χάριν ταπεινοῖς, 1Pe 5:5; Jam 4:6; the salvation offered to Christians is called χάρις, a gift of divine grace, 1Pe 1:10, 1Pe 1:13; of the various blessings of Christ experienced by souls: λαβεῖν χάριν ἀντί χάριτος (see ἀντί, 2 e., p. 49{b} bottom), Joh 1:16; χαρι ζωῆς, the gift of grace seen in the reception of life (cf. ζωή, 2 b.), 1Pe 3:7; capacity and ability due to the grace of God (German Gnadenausrüstung), Eph 4:7; πλήρης χάριτος. Act 6:8 G L T Tr WH; πικιλη χάρις, the aggregate of the extremely diverse powers and gifts granted to Christians, 1Pe 4:10; used of the power to undertake and administer the apostolic office: λαβεῖν χάριν καί ἀποστολήν, i. e. χάριν τῆς ἀποστολῆς, Rom 1:5; τῆς χάριτος τῆς δοθείσης μοι (i. e., Paul), Rom 12:3, Rom 12:6; Rom 15:15; 1Co 3:10; Gal 2:9; Eph 3:2, Eph 3:7; δοθείσῃ ὑμῖν, of the gifts of knowledge and utterance conferred upon Christians, 1Co 1:4; ἐδόθη μοι ἡ χάρις αὕτη, followed by an infinitive, Eph 3:8; of the desire to give alms roused by the grace of God, 2Co 8:1.

4. thanks (for benefits, services, favors); properly: χάριτι, with thanksgiving, 1Co 10:30; χάριν ἔχειν τίνι (Latingratiam habere alicui), to be thankful to one, Luk 17:9; 1Ti 1:12; 2Ti 1:3; Heb 12:28 (2 Macc. 3:33, and countless times in secular authors; cf. Passow, under the word, p. 2416{a} under the end; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 2); Ast, Lex. Plato, ii, p. 539f; Bleek, Brief a. d. Heb 2:2, p. 975); followed by ἐπί with a dative of the thing, Phi 1:7 T editions 2 and 7, Rec.st bez (cf. p. 233a middle); χάρις τῷ Θεῷ namely, ἔστω, Rom 7:25 L T Tr WH text; followed by ὅτι, Rom 6:17 (χάρις τοῖς θεοῖς, ὅτι etc. Xenophon, Cyril 7, 5, 72; 8, 7, 3; an. 3, 3, 14; oec. 8, 16); with a participle added to the dative (by apposition), 1Co 15:57; 2Co 2:14; 2Co 8:16; followed by ἐπί; with a dative of the thing (cf. ἐπί, B. 2 a. δ.), 2Co 9:15. equivalent to recompense, reward, Luk 6:32-34 (for which Mat 5:46 usesμισθός).

χάρις , - ιτος ,

acc , χάριν

( χάριτα in Act 24:27, Jud 1:4; v. WH , App ., 157),

[in LXX chiefly for H2580;]

1. objectively, that which causes favourable regard, gracefulness, grace, loveliness of form, graciousness of speech ( cl .; Ecc 10:12, Sir 21:16 , al. ): Col 4:6; λόγοι τ . χάριτος ( gen . qual.), Luk 4:22.

2. Subjectively,

(a) on the part of the giver, grace, graciousness, kindness, goodwill, favour: Luk 2:52, Act 7:10, al. ; esp . in NT of the divine favour, grace, with emphasis on its freeness and universality: Luk 1:30, Act 14:26, Rom 1:7, 1Co 1:3, a1.; opp . to ὀφείλημα , Rom 4:4; Rom 4:16; to ἔργα , Rom 11:6;

(b) on the part of the receiver, a sense of favour received, thanks, gratitude: Rom 6:17; Rom 7:25, al. ; χ . ἔχειν , to be thankful, Luk 17:9, 1Ti 1:12, al.

3. Objectively, of the effect of grace,

(a) a state of grace: Rom 5:2, 2Ti 2:1, 1Pe 5:12 , 2Pe 3:18;

(b) a proof or gift of grace ( cl ., a favour): Joh 1:16, Act 6:8, Rom 1:5, 1Co 3:10 , 2Co 9:8, Gal 2:9, Eph 3:2, 1Pe 5:5 ; 1Pe 5:10, al.

(For fuller treatment of the NT usage, v. AR , Eph., 221 ff .; DB, ii, 254 ff .; DCG, i, 686 ff .; Cremer , s.v. ).

詞類次數：名詞（156）

原文字根：喜樂 相當於：H2580（חֵן‎） H2603（חָנַן‎） H7355（רָחַם‎）

字義溯源：恩典，恩惠，仁慈，慈惠，良善，恩賜，恩愛，喜愛，可喜愛的，本乎恩典，喜歡，捐貲，益處，感恩，感謝，謝謝，多謝，謝，酬謝，恩情，恩，情；源自（G5463（χαίρω）*=歡樂的）。新約是恩典時代，神在恩典中將他兒子賜給我們。神的兒子來了，恩典也來了（約1:14,17）。神藉著他兒子的死，消極方面，解決我們的罪；積極方面將他的生命賜給我們，使我們可以享受他恩典中一切的豐盛。參讀G1390（δόμα）同義字

出現次數：總共（156）；路（8）；約（4）；徒（17）；羅（25）；林前（10）；林後（18）；加（7）；弗（12）；腓（3）；西（5）；帖前（2）；帖後（4）；提前（4）；提後（5）；多（4）；門（2）；來（8）；雅（2）；彼前（10）；彼後（2）；約貳（1）；猶（1）；啓（2）

譯字彙編：

1）恩典（44）約1:14；約1:17；徒7:10；徒14:3；羅3:24；羅4:4；羅5:2；羅5:15；羅5:15；羅5:17；羅5:20；羅5:21；羅6:1；羅6:14；羅6:15；羅11:6；羅11:6；羅11:6；羅12:6；羅15:15；林後6:1；林後8:9；林後12:9；加2:9；加5:4；弗1:6；弗1:7；弗2:7；弗2:8；弗3:2；弗3:7；弗3:8；弗4:7；弗4:29；提後1:9；提後2:1；多2:11；來4:16；來10:29；來13:9；雅4:6；雅4:6；彼前5:12；彼後3:18；

2）恩（41）路1:30；路2:40；路4:22；約1:16；約1:16；徒4:33；徒7:46；徒11:23；徒13:43；徒14:26；徒15:11；徒15:40；徒18:27；羅4:16；羅12:3；羅16:20；羅16:24；林前3:10；林前15:10；林前15:10；林前15:10；林前16:23；林後8:1；加1:6；加1:15；加2:21；加6:18；腓4:23；帖前5:28；帖後1:12；帖後2:16；帖後3:18；提前1:14；多3:7；門1:25；來2:9；來12:15；彼前1:13；彼前3:7；彼前5:5；猶1:4；

3）恩惠（38）徒6:8；徒20:24；徒20:32；羅1:5；羅1:7；林前1:3；林前1:4；林後1:2；林後1:12；林後4:15；林後8:19；林後9:8；林後13:14；加1:3；弗6:24；腓1:2；腓1:7；西1:2；西1:6；西3:16；西4:6；西4:18；帖前1:1；帖後1:2；提前1:2；提前6:21；提後1:2；提後4:22；多1:4；多3:15；門1:3；來4:16；來13:25；彼前1:2；彼後1:2；約貳1:3；啓1:4；啓22:21；

4）感謝（8）羅6:17；羅7:25；林前15:57；林後2:14；林後8:16；林後9:15；提前1:12；提後1:3；

5）恩典的（3）羅11:5；彼前1:10；彼前4:10；

6）可酬謝的（3）路6:32；路6:33；路6:34；

7）慈惠（2）林後8:6；林後8:7；

8）感恩（2）林前10:30；來12:28；

9）喜歡（2）徒24:27；徒25:9；

10）願恩惠（1）弗1:2；

11）恩賜（1）林後9:14；

12）本乎恩典（1）弗2:5；

13）可喜愛的（1）彼前2:19；

14）是可喜愛的（1）彼前2:20；

15）恩賜的（1）彼前5:10；

16）益處（1）林後1:15；

17）情（1）徒25:3；

18）謝謝（1）路17:9；

19）恩愛（1）路2:52；

20）捐貲（1）林前16:3；

21）喜愛（1）徒2:47；

22）恩情（1）林後8:4